Home | Songs By Year | Songs from 1971


Do You Know What I Mean

Buy Do You Know What I Mean now from Amazon

First, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the song. And once you've experienced the song, tell everyone what you thought about it.

Wikipedia article




"'Do You Know What I Mean'" is a song written and performed by Lee Michaels. It was produced by Michaels.

It reached #6 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 and #4 on the 'Cash Box' Top 100 in the summer of 1971. The song was featured on his 1971 album, '5th'.

The single ranked #19 on 'Billboard's' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971.

Background



The song is about the fact that he saw his ex-girlfriend having an affair with his best friend. He asks her if she still cares for him, to which she replies, in a spoken voice, that he had not expressed his love for her for "nearly" 4 years, and this has been very painful for her. He may now understand how she has been feeling, but it is too late; she tells him he had better find someone new.

Chart performance



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



Rene Geyer version



Australian musician Rene Geyer recorded a version in 1981. The song was released in October 1981 as the second single from her seventh studio album, 'So Lucky'. The song peaked at #29 on the Australian Kent Music Report and in New Zealand.

Track listing

; Australian 7" Single

*Side A "Do You Know What I Mean" - 3:20

*Side B "Good Lovin'" - 3:34

Charts



Other versions



* Simon Turner, on his 1973 album, 'Simon Turner'.

* Gwen McCrae, as a single in 1984 which reached #83 on the U.S. R&B chart.

* Myles Goodwyn - featuring Lee Aaron - as a single in 1988; it reached #47 in Canada. It was featured on his album, 'Myles Goodwyn'.

* Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys on the 2014 album, 'No Guarantee'.

References



Category:1971 songs

Category:1971 singles

Category:1981 singles

Category:1984 singles

Category:1988 singles

Category:Lee Michaels songs

Category:Rene Geyer songs

Category:Gwen McCrae songs

Category:A&M Records singles

Category:Mushroom Records singles

Category:Atlantic Records singles

Buy Do You Know What I Mean now from Amazon

<-- Return to songs from 1971



This work is released under CC-BY-SA. Some or all of this content attributed to http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1105995566.